pre-Socratic

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

historical not-comparable

(historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).

Japanese Meaning

古代ギリシャで、哲学者ソクラテスが活躍する前の時代に存在した思想や学派、またはその哲学的立場を指す。

She dedicated her dissertation to the influence of pre-Socratic thinkers on later Hellenistic science.

彼女は論文を、ソクラテス以前の思想家たちが後のヘレニズム期の科学に与えた影響に捧げた。

Sense（1）

(historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).